Local businesses asked to dig deep to support festival

Business people in Tralee are being asked to dig deep to support the town’s annual rose festival, which is reckoned to be worth €7m to the local economy.

A €100,000 target has been set and the festival’s support group is, this week, asking publicans and other traders to give as much as they can.

This year, the Aug 14-20 festival is being extended from five to seven days to mark the return of hundreds of former rose contestants. Special events for former contestants are being planned for Aug 14-15.